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Chuck D @chuckdpe.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

We are NOT big to get your attention. We are just good for the ART. No drama Subscribe Here shorturl.at/GqIdu Issue 4 www.silverbackpublishing.rocks/product/rap-...

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Lou Olsen @louolsen.bsky.social · 07/08/2026

Arizona Cardinals legend Alex…Salamander and Carolina Panthers fan favorite Ryan Chris Peter John…Wayne.

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Lou Olsen @louolsen.bsky.social · 18/06/2026

I’m officially prepared to let MLB die. Good riddance. I’m so sick of them doing everything except caring about fans and players. RIP to MLB. Can’t wait for the strike season. At least then we can see how little we miss it. I’ll watch Banana Ball and College baseball.

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Greg Proops @gregproops.bsky.social · 03/06/2026

White guys need reindoctrination. KIDDING. BUT STILL. New comedy album improvised live lnk.to/kiddingbutst... Recorded in San Francisco to spite the haters🌈🩷

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Lou Olsen @louolsen.bsky.social · 01/06/2026

Happy Pride Month! In the spirit of the month, might I offer some unsolicited themed literature recommendations (I’ve read all of these and love them): Singled Out - Andrew Maraniss The Umpire is Out - Dale Scott All the Way - Dr Kat Williams Fastpitch - Erica Westly Add to the list! Post below:

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Oakland Ballers @oaklandballers.bsky.social · 30/05/2026

Baseball for all 🏳️‍🌈 #PrideNight

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Heavy J Studios #CardSky @heavyjstudios.bsky.social · 29/05/2026

What an amazing place! Roberto Clemente Museum. #Retire21

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Minnesota Aurora FC @mnaurorafc.bsky.social · 29/05/2026

For those who want to watch any Aurora away games, check out the USLW website and under the WATCH tab, scroll to find the Minnesota Aurora FC home page and it will direct you to Sportsengine Play, the home of all USLW live streams!✨ sportsengineplay.com/USL/Minnesot...

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Live Stream Minnesota Aurora FC Sports | MN | SportsEngine Play

Live stream Minnesota Aurora FC sports at SportsEngine Play. Support your loved ones team from the comfort of your own home. Join today!

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Beauty of a Game @beautyofagame.bsky.social · 28/04/2026

🔥⚾️🎨 I wasn't familiar with these 1970s Baseball Digest Crossword illustrations. But after hearing Chuck D mention them on the Hall of Very Good Podcast, I had to look them up. Very cool. I may have to track down some issues. @louolsen.bsky.social #BaseballArt #SportsArt #SportsArtist

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Heavy J Studios #CardSky @heavyjstudios.bsky.social · 29/04/2026

Shots fired! @chuckdpe.bsky.social not going easy on Hack Wilson at all!

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Beauty of a Game @beautyofagame.bsky.social · 27/04/2026

Can't wait to listen to tomorrow's Episode #500 of #HOVGPocast with @louolsen.bsky.social and Chuck D! Glad to know they talk sports art & @GraigKreindler - but do they talk about Chuck's sports art? I've seen some really cool art from him over the years...

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Jeff Ash @jeffash26.bsky.social · 21/04/2026

Great story.

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Lou Olsen @louolsen.bsky.social · 16/04/2026

This is one of my favorite things ever. Not since I was invited to become “One of the Elites” via an anonymous email, have I been this tickled by a spam attempt.

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Wendy Thurm @wendythurm.bsky.social · 16/04/2026

The MLB-approved statement the teams’ broadcasters are reading about Jackie Robinson Day is an embarrassment. Jackie didn’t face “adversity” — he faced loud, violent, entrenched racism. He integrated baseball & saved it from collapsing in on itself. Say that.

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Lou Olsen @louolsen.bsky.social · 16/04/2026

Some of my favorite card art pieces of Jackie on his day. #jackie Credit to: Brad Davis, Micah Johnson, Chuck Styles, and Daniel Sulzberg @braddavisart.bsky.social

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Ryan Woodward @ryangw27.bsky.social · 27/03/2026

Happy Effa Manley Day!

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Lou Olsen @louolsen.bsky.social · 27/03/2026

Should we all introduce our baseball allegiances for a quick refresher? No explanation. 1) Rob Manfred Hates Baseball 2) Fred Killed Rube 3) No one cares about pace of play 4) Market your players

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Von Spalding @vonspalding.bsky.social · 21/03/2026

The first of the global 400/400 guys was, of course, Orestes Minnie Miñoso. He had at least 404 HR and 408 SB to go along with his 4563 hits. Players like him are a big reason why I love doing this research.

1954 Bowman Orestes Minnie Miñoso baseball card

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Lou Olsen @louolsen.bsky.social · 21/03/2026

Have you even been to an airport in the US if you haven’t heard a grown man try to pick up an adult woman by telling her about how he won a Madden game last night against a child from Finland…? I could argue that no, no you have not. And for the record, he was the Bills.

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Julie DiCaro @juliedicaro.bsky.social · 24/02/2026

“There is a direct line, though not all can see it, from this kind of “Har Har, girls are the worst!” to misogyny in the workplace, violence against women, and the lack of equality for women and girls around the world.”

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Losing My Perspicacity, February 24, 2026

The line from Trump's locker room jokes about the USA women to sexism, misogyny, and violence

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Jason Fry @jasoncfry.bsky.social · 12/02/2026

Here’s a periodic reminder that MLB is full of shit. There aren’t rich teams and poor teams … just rich owners who spend on their teams and rich owners who don’t. And the latter will do anything they can to distract you from this fundamental truth.

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What would MLB look like with a salary cap? Explaining the wide-ranging, game-changing effects

From free agency to guaranteed contracts to franchise values, a salary cap would completely remake the MLB landscape.

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Jeff Weiss @passionweiss.bsky.social · 08/02/2026

The first, second, third, and fourth greatest Super Bowl halftime performance

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Minnesota Aurora FC @mnaurorafc.bsky.social · 06/02/2026

Here's just a few things you can expect during our Warehouse Sale tomorrow ⚽ Up to 80% off select merchandise, and plenty of weekend specials on top of that! (online + in-store) Will we see you in person? Don’t forget to RSVP at the link in our bio.

Close-up of a box filled with red, white, and blue Select soccer balls covered in player signatures. Overlaid text explains that the balls are player-signed and that 100% of sales will be donated to the Immigrant Law Center of Minnesota.

Rows of white Aurora FC mystery bags with handles are lined up on a table inside the team store. Each bag features the Aurora FC crest and the phrase “For Community · By Community.” Overlaid text announces the return of discounted mystery bags with unknown contents.

Rows of Aurora FC hats on a table inside the team store. Overlaid text explains an opportunity to spend $75 on discounted Warehouse Sale items and receive 20% off a full-price item.

Display of player-worn Aurora gear and kits hanging up on the wall. Text announces that these items will be available for purchase.

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Hakeem Jeffries @hakeem-jeffries.bsky.social · 27/01/2026

Donald Trump must fire Kristi Noem immediately. Or Democrats will initiate impeachment proceedings against her in the House. We can do this the easy way or the hard way.

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Jay Jaffe @jayjaffe.bsky.social · 23/01/2026

Honored to be nominated for a SABR Analytics award alongside some fantastic writers in the Historical Analysis/Commentary category. I wrote about reinstatement of permanently ineligible players & the potential to make some HOF candidates ineligible via a new rule blogs.fangraphs.com/never-is-a-l...

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Never Is a Long, Long Time: Permanent Ineligibility and the Hall of Fame

As commissioner Rob Manfred mulls reinstating the late Pete Rose, the Hall passes new rules related to Era Committee eligibility.

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Beauty of a Game @beautyofagame.bsky.social · 08/01/2026

Hard to believe it’s already been a year since I joined Shawn and Lou on the Hall of Very Good podcast, talking Jack Davis, sports movie posters and more! @hovg.bsky.social @louolsen.bsky.social www.hovgpodcast.com/2025/01/epis...

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Lou Olsen @louolsen.bsky.social · 20/01/2026

With each passing day, my love for this sport lessens. Not its history, or the way the smell of ballgame fills me with childlike joy, but its current state. A whole generation of kids can’t root for their home teams because of blackouts. Now it’s just “Dodgers vs. The Field” and that breaks me.

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Classic Baseball Radio @classicbaseball.bsky.social · 03/01/2026

Say it with me, we need more female voices in leading roles in commentary booths across every level of Baseball. Loved that last year's (very tentative, first steps) MLB games broadcast by the BBC had Melanie Newman in the leading seat for the UK.

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Lou Olsen @louolsen.bsky.social · 22/12/2025

Football is rigged. And rigged aggressively. Las Vegas has ruined this sport for me. I can no longer enjoy it in any capacity. Catches are subjective, penalties are only called if it keeps the spread on the table, and every official has some kind of agenda-based blindness. I hate the @NFL

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Lou Olsen @louolsen.bsky.social · 07/12/2025

I just can’t watch the NFL any more. Catches don’t make sense, penalties happen anytime the refs need to keep the spread close. At least wrestling is honest with its audience. I love the Packers, but I just cannot be convinced this sport isn’t rigged because ever time I watch it, it’s rigged.

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Heavy J Studios #CardSky @heavyjstudios.bsky.social · 06/12/2025

The latest newsletter from the Negro Leagues Family Alliance has arrived, including membership information. READ IT HERE: static1.squarespace.com/static/62e70...

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MissTellier #GoTheDistance @misstellier.bsky.social · 06/12/2025

Tomorrow, the Hall of Fame will announce the Contemporary Era players getting in. I drew this plaque of Dale Murphy, I think it’s TIME!

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Lou Olsen @louolsen.bsky.social · 02/11/2025

@greenbaypackers.bsky.social please fire LaFleur. We are all sick of this crap week in and week out, season after season. He can’t win big games and he struggles to win easy games. Please fire him and put someone else in. And MAYBE this team can do something other than waste our time each week.

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Ryan Woodward @ryangw27.bsky.social · 20/10/2025

October is LGBTQ+ History Month. Learn more about some of my baseball and softball heroes by finding these books in a library near you: search.worldcat.org/lists/0a3b51... #ReadBaseball #LoveYourLibrary #BaseballisforEveryone ⚾🏳️‍🌈🥎

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Lou Olsen @louolsen.bsky.social · 19/10/2025

Imagine dominating your opponents the first two weeks of the season…then looking at that and going, “That didn’t work, let’s play to not lose every week.” I usually don’t do this, but I think Matt LaFleuer should’ve fired. The @greenbaypackers.bsky.social are truly embarrassing right now.

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Lou Olsen @louolsen.bsky.social · 18/10/2025

@heavyjstudios.bsky.social (Ron Howard voiceover) But in fact, they were done.

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Lou Olsen @louolsen.bsky.social · 12/10/2025

You know what…bring on robo-umps. This Brewers v Cubs game is a joke. A very unfunny joke. Like a 12 year old telling The Aristocrats. Like a 5 year old telling you a knock knock joke they just made up.

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Mighty_Lark @mightylark.bsky.social · 06/10/2025

Pulled out the acrylics for my daughter and she had a bunch of paint left over so I made a Satch portrait. #acrylicpainting #portrait #SatchelPaige #liquitex

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Lou Olsen @louolsen.bsky.social · 29/09/2025

Shame on me for believing in the Packers. I knew better, and I fell for it anyway. Two games to lure us in, and now a season of mediocrity and disappointment. Terrible coaching. Terrible QB play. They’re bad. And they should feel bad.

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Graig Kreindler @graigkreindler.bsky.social · 28/09/2025

On this day in 1935, Mamie “Peanut” Johnson was born in Ridgeway, SC. The first woman to pitch in the Negro Leagues, she learned her curveball from Satchel Paige. Here’s a color study of her with the Indianapolis Clowns in 1954. Man, I wish there were more images of Mamie out there.

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